Bridgeport artist Carissa Hinz killed when struck by hit & run vehicle (Driving While Black Suspected)

PHOTO: Location where Carissa Hinz was struck by a hit-and-run vehicle on Friday evening in the Bridgeport neighborhood.

Carissa Hinz had just graduated from art school last month and was volunteering at a local art gallery in Bridgeport Friday night when she was hit by a car, according to her friends.

Hinz was hit at 32nd Place and Morgan Street just before midnight and died at the scene.

Hinz’s roommate and former classmate, Scott Zborowski, said Hinz was taking out the trash from the Co-Prosperity Sphere, an art gallery where she was a volunteer. She had been volunteering at an event that evening, he said.

Zborowski, 22, said he attended some classes at the American Academy of Art with Hinz before moving in to an apartment with her in the 3300 block of South Lowe Avenue a couple of months ago. Hinz graduated in May from the academy, where she studied graphic design, Zborowski said.

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